Gadgets

Huawei has some big goals for 2018 and they’re not all for smartphones. Huawei also makes wearables and smartwatches, which together add to the company’s overall earnings. Huawei has made some memorable watches in the past, and just a few days ago, the company introduced a new timepiece in the fourth-gen TalkBand B5.

The unconfirmed Samsung wearable we’ve been hearing about over the last few weeks has been mentioned in yet another report. According to latest word from SamMobile, Samsung’s very next smartwatch will be called the Galaxy Watch and there will be no Gear S4 this year. The tech blog is confident in this and goes even further to clarify what more to expect from the upcoming timepiece.

Announced Wednesday, AT&T and Magic Leap have come to terms on a deal that has the two companies working together to benefit one another. AT&T has been doing a lot lately with the underlying purpose of sustaining wireless customers and adding new ones to stay in front of competition. The carrier’s latest move follows in line with this principle, but now how we expected.

Unlike most Android boxes, the NVIDIA SHIELD TV still gets all the latest features thanks to continued support even after years. Because of this, it has retained much of its original value. Recently, NVIDIA announced GeForce Now. The service will work with Android TV set-top boxes made by NVIDIA such as the Shield TV. If you own this device, prepare to be amazed at what’s coming.

Amazon is gearing up for Prime Day quite literally. The internet retailer confirmed its annual mega sale this week, which will begin July 16 and run for 36 hours. This may be nearly two weeks away, but the company is already offering some early bird discounts as we sorta suspected they would. If you’re interested in buying the premium Echo Show speaker, now’s the time since you can save some cash.

Samsung will announce this year’s Galaxy Note smartphone earlier than usual on August 9. The company made it official last week and gave us a brief teaser video containing only a new S Pen. The Galaxy Note series is known for having an S Pen, which gets better each and every year. This year’s Galaxy Note 9 flagship will be no exception.

In May, NVIDIA was quick to roll out Android 8.0 for SHIELD TV devices. The update may have been a bit premature, since the company was forced to pull it before all devices received the upgraded software. We learned that there was a bug, which is usually the case when things like this happen. The good news is that the halt was temporary and NVIDIA has patched the issue in order to resume the roll out process this week.

Ring Alarm made a splash earlier this year. After some delay for production, the kit has been put up for pre-order in the US. Ring, now owned by Amazon, is well-known for its smart home gear, and this will make a great addition to anyone’s home or office.